Northwestern Mutual reviews

4.0

72% would recommend to a friend

(8,248 total reviews)

Timothy J. Gerend

95% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Northwestern Mutual has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 8,248 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Northwestern Mutual employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.8 stars).

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8K reviews
4.0
Sep 2, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

You learn to live outside your comfort zone to accelerate your professional career. Great pay for an internship, very fast pace, and very young workforce.

Cons

You have to have a tough skin to make it in this job. You will have to put up with a lot of BS to get to one sale.

4.0
Aug 28, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Northwestern Mutual stands firm on its values and encourages employees to strive to "do the right thing" in all situations, even though it may not be the easiest or preferable action to take. This type of culture makes Northwestern a great place to come to work everyday.

Cons

The only downside is that they are a bit too frugal in their decisions in supporting their Financial Representatives and accommodating their employees. However, this prudence has trade offs. It certainly benefits their clients/mutual owners in the form of generous annual dividends, setting them apart from the competition. It also strengthens the companies stability during recessionary times, and thus, helps to ensure employee job security.

4.0
Aug 27, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Northwestern Mutual is one of the most admired company's in the field of Life Insurance. Their training program is one of the best in the industry and the income potential is unlimited.

Cons

The turnover rate (above 80%) is high for a reason. Incoming reps can expect long periods without income and if you don't have any funds in reserve, you will likely burnout.

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